Jewish Holidays

Our annual Baby Brunch is a Shabbat celebration perfect for families with young children. It's a way for JRC to welcome your new baby and family into our community, meet other families, and learn about our early childhood programs and other JRC family programs. Questions? Contact Bonnie Silverman at [email protected].

Join JRC and other members of the Evanston Interreligious Sustainability Circle to help clear brush, gather seeds and restore this lovely spot to its natural, native condition. (This is the project our Tu B'Shvat speakers shared last January.) It's always a fun day, and a great family activity! Learn even more here>

Celebrate both Shabbat and the recent release of Billy Kaplan's CD recording of Shabbat Sweet! Billy first shared Shabbat Sweet here at JRC about three years ago, and now, after a successful Kickstarter campaign and over a year in the studio, the recording is complete. Upon listening to the recording, Rabbi Brant said, “Halleluyah and Oh Happy Day!

Did you know that JRC is the only synagogue that's part of the Chicago New Sanctuary Coalition's Immigrant Welcoming Congregations? Help represent us at an interfaith celebration of immigrant justice inspired by Sukkot, as we recall our spiritual ancestors who sojourned in the wilderness.

Are you a shofar semi-pro looking to brush up your skills before the High Holidays? JRC member Carol Goldbaum will get you ready to participate in our group shofar blowing on Rosh Hashanah and at the end of Yom Kippur (BYO shofar).